Harm Reduction: Yet Another Study Finds Vancouver's Safe Injection Site Benefits Users Without Harming Community
Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper doesn't like safe injection sites, but as yet another study shows, science is not on his side.
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Canada: Supreme Court Overturns Conviction of Medical Marijuana Activist
Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the conviction of medical marijuana activist Grant Krieger because of a judge's overreaching jury instructions.
Canada: Supreme Court Rejects Random Drug Tests of Probationers
In a case from British Columbia, the Canada's Supreme Court has held that judges cannot impose drug testing as a probation requirement without authorization from Parliament, and an appeals court found they can't impose drug treatment either.
Medical Marijuana: No More Prison Threat for Renee Boje After Feds Accept Symbolic Plea
The federal case against medical marijuana refugee Renee Boje has ended not with a bang but with a whimper as, after eight years, the feds let her cop to a plea for possession of a 1/2 gram of pot.
Feature: Holy Smoke Bust Mobilizes Interior British Columbia Cannabis Community
When Nelson city police raided the Holy Smoke Culture Shop almost two weeks ago, they awakened the area's large cannabis community. Now, Holy Smoke and its supporters are preparing to wage holy war (non-violently) to defend themselves and the herb.
Canada: Nelson, British Columbia, Head Shop Busted for Marijuana Sales
Local police in a particularly tolerant part of Canada broke with longstanding unofficial tolerance to bust the Holy Smoke Culture Shop and Psyche-Deli.
Canada: Vancouver Police to Stop Arresting Peaceable Drug Users, According to New Draft Policy
Vancouver police are making it their official policy not to arrest people for quietly using drugs, but to focus instead on those who sell and make them.
1st Annual CSSDP National Conference: Beyond Prohibition - Changing Attitudes in Policy and Practice
Do you want to become part of a growing Canadian student movement to reform harmful drug policies? Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) is that movement. And on March 16-18, student drug policy reformers will convene to set the direction of CSSDP at the organization's first national conference in Montreal. The question is: Will you be one of them?
How Should Public Money Be Spent?
Drug Policy Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue?
This is part a free series being held over three Wednesdays, February 13, 20, and 27.
Facilitator: Stephen Owen, UBC Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations
Where Should Public Health End and Criminal Justice Begin?
Drug Policy Public Health or Criminal Justice Issue?
This is a free series held over three Wednesdays, February 13, 20, and 27.
Facilitator: Stephen Owen, UBC Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations